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J.,BARRY. GAR GOUPLING.

No. 402,646'. VPatented May 7, 1889.

v @mib/momo NV PETERS. Photn-ljlhagrlphur. Washington. D. C.

UNITED STATES PATENT GFFICE. y

' JAMES BABBY,.0F KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, AssIeNoR or PART To WILLIAM H. H. TAINTER AND DANIEL W. TAINTER, 'OF SAME PLACE.

CAR-COUPLING.

sr'ecrrrcA'rioN armngprt of Letters raient No. 402,646', @atea May 7, Isso. Application nea :rune 12, 1988. serai No. 276,786. ci model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

. Be it known that I, JAMES BARRY, of Kansas City, Jackson county, Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Car-Couplings, of which the followingis a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof. Y

This invention relates to that class of carcouplings in which the draw-head is in the form of a pivoted hook or latch; and itinaybe said to consist in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of devices hereinafterset forth, and pointed out in the claims. v

, In the drawings which illustrate the inanner of carrying out my invention, Figure 1 is an end view of a freight-car having the improved coupling attached thereto. Fig. 2 is an inverted plan view of same. Fig. 3 `is a detail View ofa draft-timber used'in making up the invention. Fig. 4is a detail view of a pivoted'latch made use of in the uncoupling operation; and Fig. 5 is a broken elevation of a portion of the side of car, and showing an operating-lever located thereon.

A is the draw-head, which is loosely mounted at its rear end in draf t-timber C and provided` with a notch or recess, B, in one side of its front end, adapted to be engaged by a silnilarly-constructed'draw-head on another car.

` This draw-head is adapted to couple automatically; but it is provided with a longitudinal link-opening, a, in which Vthe ordinary link may be inserted, and with a, vertical passage, b, in which the ordinary pin may be inserted whenever required. The rear end of draw-head A is provided with a reduced shank, which is loosely located in vertical slot CZ in draft-timber C, so that the rearend of said draw-head' may work up and down during use. Suitable bumper and draft springs, 2 and 3, respectively, are located on shank e on either side of timber C. A spring-frame, D, has its rear ends secured to the under side of car by means -of suitable bolts or other devices, 24, and firmly presses the draw-head upwardly at all times, yet permitting it to raise and lower when required.

If so desired, I may locate additional spiral springs, t', beneath frame D, which will assist rear end of which is attached to draft-timber.

C, as shown. I f so desired, however, I may locate an additional spring or springs, h, upon the back of spring f, to assist the latter in holding the draw-head in coupled position.

For the purpose of operating the draw-head from either side of car, I attach a cord or` chain, 4, to one side of said draw-head and pass it over a pulley, 5, depending from under side of car, thence over to one side of car and under another pulley, 6, and thence up to the operating-lever 7, to the outer end of which said chain is attached. One of said operating-levers is located on either side of the car, so that the draw-headmay be ma.

nipulated therefrom. Said levers are pivoted at l0 to the side of oar and extend rearwardly a suitable distance and pass through a vertical slot, l2, in bracket 9, which latter is also attached to side of car.- By depressing said levers the chain 4 will be tightened and the draw-head will be moved laterally from its normal position, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2. By releasing said levers and throwing them upwardly a reverse movement is accomplished, and said draw-head is thrown to its normal position by the action of springs y or '71.

For the purpose of holding levers 7 in depressed position, I locate the pivoted pawl or catch 8 in bracket 9, so that said levers will be held in a depressed position thereby. The upper end of said pawl, being heavier than the lower end, will always tend to fall downwardly and out, so that said levers may be passed by its lower projecting end when being depressed, but will be held in a depressed position until the upper end of, said catch is thrown inwardly. This function is more clearly indicated in Fig. 4.

For the purpose of operating the draw-head from either side of the car in the manner before described, I attach a short chain, 13, to chain 4 and pass it through over pulley 5, and thence under another pulley, 6, and tov the operating-lever, as shown in Fig. -1.

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spring-frame D, at its forward end, works up and down on a pair of depending pins, 20,10- cated on either side of draw-head A, and the spiral springs /i are also located on said pins beneath said frame for the purpose of urging it upwardly, as before described. The end of 'car is protected during use by means of a suitable spring-bumper, E, which is located just above the draw-head. Said bumper is mounted on suitable pins, 2l, which pass therethrough and enter the timbers of car, and coiled springs 22 are mounted on pins 21 and interposed between the bumper and end of car, as more clearly shown in Fig. 2.

The bumper E is provided on its face with an incline, 50, the inclination of which eX- tends downwardly and inwardly, and by means of which the opposing draw-head will be depressed in case it should be too high to make a coupling.

It will be observed that my draw-head projects but a short distance beyond the end of car, thus bringing the cars very close together and rendering it almost impossiblefor a person to fall between them from the top of cars.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim isl. In a car-coupler, the combination, with a car and a draw-head pivoted thereto, of brackets secured to the car at each side, levers mounted in said brackets, pawls to engage said levers, a chain connecting one of Said levers with the draw-head, and another chain connecting the other lever with the first-mentioned lever, substantially as set forth.

2. In a car-coupler, the combination, with the pivoted draw-head, of a spring bearing on one side of the draw-head and a frame composed of spring-plates and a connecting-bar bearing on the under face of the draw-head, substantially as set forth. A

3. In a car-coupler, the combination, with the drafttimber, of apivoted draw-head yieldingly connected thereto, a spring bearing on one side of the draw-head, and a spring-frame having a tongue bearing on the under face of the draw-head, substantially as set forth.

4. In a car-coupler, the combination, with the draft-timber having a slot, of the rounded shank of a draw-head passing through said slot, springs encircling the shank at opposite sides of the drafttimber, a draw-head connected with the shank, a spring bearing on one side of the draw-head, and a spring-frame having a rearward projection bearing on the under face of the draw-head, substantially as set forth.

5. In a car-coupler, the combination, with a pivoted draw-head, of a spring-frame having a tongue to bear on the under face of the drawhead, substantially as set forth.

6. The combination, with a draw head adapted to move laterally and vertically, and springs for holding the draw-head elevated, of a bumper located on the car immediately above the draw-head and provided with an inclined face adapted to engage the drawhead of the next adjacent car and force it downwardly, substantially as set forth.

7. The combination, with a draw-head adapted to move laterally and vertically, and springs for holding the draw-head elevated, of a spring-bumper secured to the car above the draw-head 'and provided with an inclined face adapted to engage the draw-head of the next adjacent car, substantially as set forth.

8. In a car-coupler, the combination of the operating-lever 7, the slotted bracket 9, and pawl or catch 8, for the purpose substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES BARRY.

Witnesses:

S. L. MIERCE, JNO. C. SMITH. 

